Convicted Mustang Abuser Jailed for Parole Violation

The rancher convicted of maltreating more than 200 mustangs was jailed for violating terms of his parole.
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Jason Meduna, the Nebraska rancher convicted of maltreating more than 200 mustangs adopted from the Bureau of Land Management, has been jailed in Wyoming for violating terms of his parole.

In April 2009, law enforcement authorities and personnel from equine welfare agencies removed 209 malnourished mustangs from Meduna’s 3-Strikes Ranch in Alliance, Neb. Those animals were placed with Habitat for Horses, a Texas-based equine rescue, and the Lifesavers Wild Horse Rescue, in California, for rehabilitative care, and all were later place in new adoptive homes. Meduna was subsequently charged with 149 counts of class 4 felony animal abandonment and cruel animal neglect resulting in injury or death. In January 2010, Meduna was found guilty of 145 of the charges, and was sentenced to serve not less than 40 months and not more than 120 months in prison. He was also prohibited from owning animals for 30 years.

Meduna began serving his sentence in February 2010 and became eligible for parole on Oct. 20, 2011. On Oct. 26, the Nebraska Parole Board granted Meduna’s parole. During his parole hearing, members of the board also granted Meduna’s request to serve his parole in Wyoming. There, Meduna was required to report to a parole officer and remained subject to the terms of his Nebraska parole conditions, including the prohibition on animal ownership as well as any conditions required by the state of Wyoming. Capt. Bryan Morehouse, of the Goshen County, Wyo., Sheriff’s Department, said that since his parole Meduna has been residing in Lingel, Wyo., under his own name and under the alias “Jesse Raiter.”

Morehouse said that in March, Meduna’s parole officer discovered some horses and dogs residing on his property. The parole officer subsequently sought and won an arrest and hold warrant. On April 3, Meduna was arrested and booked into the Goshen County jail for allegedly violating terms of his parole. No animal cruelty charges were connected to the arrest, Morehouse said

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Pat Raia is a veteran journalist who enjoys covering equine welfare, industry, and news. In her spare time, she enjoys riding her Tennessee Walking Horse, Sonny.

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